PKK is a terroris group, located in Nourth Iraq, killed 24 Turkish soldiers and 12 civils last there week.
2007-10-28 10:27:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Technically, under the same rules that brought the United States into Afghanistan and Iraq, Turkey has the same rules.
2007-10-28 10:31:28 · answer #1 · answered by beachnerjl2 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is called war.
Technically all states have global capacity in communicating, expressing and effecting it's will.
Sovereignty and Jurisdiction are ethical ideas that state that one state has the overriding authority to determine means of legality within a specific area, due to social values. That is mutual recognition may be based upon mutual respect for the rights of one another. Afterall why support someone who doesn't support you.
Technically a country can set the policies it would like and other countries can set their policiies. While there is a large body of international law - for instance the hauge convention set to establish means to keep the peace internationally, these treaties and conventions are not always followed, nor is it always possible for a country to do so.
While international laws may be breached, other than signatories of groups such as the world court or special tribunals assembled multilaterially, international law is only what is recognized by any individual.
For instance for me stating that I am a self recognized soveriegn entity, and my state has no boundries, and that I hold my own law above that of all other said localized sovereignties may not be recognized by them because I basically say that I do not care to follow your law.
As for turkey attacking PPK positions, something the New (non bathist) Iraqi government says it can't do - since it is fighting a civil war against an array of freedom fighters and other insurgents.. it essentially leaves turkey with the option to attack them themselves or get someone else to.
the PPK being previously (potentially) funded by the US and Israel or otherwise obviously has no wish to attack their former allies against the Bathist Government in Iraq.. meanwhile Turkey has had issues with the Kurds as second class citizens for years.
The PPK technically is operating outside of the "agreed" grounds for a non governmental organization -, but that is because Kurdistan and the Kurdistan government is not recognized as fully autonomous.. even though the govenor of kurdistan says he will defend kurdistan against the insurrection.. meanwhile the new government of Iraq (headed by a Kurd) also says he won't do anything but urges the PKK to turn into a political organization... etc..
Legally Turkey has more or less declared war against Iraq (but Iraq doesn't seem to have noted this), it just goes to show the limpness of the new Iraqi government in regard to the ability for them to police their borders.. let alone maintain their internal security..
but it could be more... than that.. I find the whole thing hilarious in relation to afghanstan...
As having known a Kurd who's family lives in Turkey and some of the hardships that some Kurds have undergone it is truely an odd situation, as this wonderfully friendly person, just by background, may be seen as an enemy of the turkish government.. I only hope this all doesn't make harder turkish relations with the turkish kurd minority.
PS by New government I mean.. the government installed by the Occupying powers such as the US, but not necisarily a fully legal govenrment, or a government actually able to govern it's said boundries. .
2007-10-28 17:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by intracircumcordei 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think they have a right to defend their country. But is it really necessary? Maybe they could use the Kurds on both sides to help. What a mess!
2007-10-28 19:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by BAKER 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES!! Every country has the right do defend its citizens. Its even in the UN charter.
2007-10-28 17:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by JMK_1 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Heres the same question: Do you think US has the right to invade another country in order to "protect" the safety of the citizens....
2007-10-28 17:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, turkeys have the right to be at our Thanksgiving table, after being roasted at 375 degress farenheit for 4 hours.
2007-10-28 17:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
no & as america is suposed to be protecting iraq so why have they not stoped it isit that they want the kurds out of the way one les faction in iraq to cause trouble??
2007-10-28 17:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by quasar 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
since refugees from russia,iran and iraq have been flooding their border, i doubt that the country of turkey cares now
2007-10-28 17:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well if its good enough for America and the UK then its good enough for Turkey to do it!!!
2007-10-29 03:39:26 · answer #9 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES... Turkey has as much right to defend IT'S territory as AmeriKa has to defend it's territory.
2007-10-28 17:35:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋